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No. 622,058. Patented Mar. 28, I899. P. MAYDTTE. KNOCKDOWN BARREL. (Application filed July 23, 1898.)

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PATENT PHILIS MAYOTTE, OF ESOANABA, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL B. RATHFON, OF SAME PLACE.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,058, dated March 28, 1899.

Serial No. 686,672. (No model.)

My invention relates to'improvements in barrels and similar packages, by which they may be knocked down or collapsed for convenience in shipping.

' My invention consists of the novel features hereinafter shown and described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a barrel constructed according to my invention; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof, taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

In certain lines of business, especially in shipping beer, it is a matter of considerable expense to return the empty barrels or kegs. This expense might be greatly reduced by having a practical and simple knockdown barrel to be used for this purpose; and the object of my invention is to provide such a barrel.

The staves A of the barrel are formed like the staves of ordinary barrels, and the barrel is also provided with top and bottom heads constructed like those of any ordinary barrel.

The hoops provided for the barrel consist I of chains B, which are secured to the barrel each have an aperture in their outer end adapted to receive a tightening-bolt C, which passes through the end of one link and screws into the end of the other link. The links of the inner hoops or those nearest the center of the barrel are provided with flanges b, which project inwardly and serve as a bearing-surface for the heads of the pins or bolts D, by

which the chains are secured to the barrelstaves. These pins or bolts D may pass entirely through the staves or only part way, as shown in Fig. 2. At their outer ends the pins or bolts D extend into a slot between the flanges 12, and they are provided with a head which engages the upper surface of the flanges I), thus permitting a slight circumferential movement of the chain While holding the chain to the staves.

The links B, whichform the body of the chain, are hinged to each other in the usual manner, while the end link 13 receives the tightening-bolts C. All the links of the central hoops are preferably secu red to the staves in the manner described. In the case of the end hoops or those nearest the heads only a few of the central links are secured to the staves. The remainder of the links are secured against longitudinal movement upon the staves by means of pins E, which project from the staves and enter the space between the sides of the link. These linksare not provided with the flanges Z), as described for the other links. These pins E permit the chain to be removed from the staves and Will hold the chain in place when the barrel is set up. This construction is rendered necessary by reason of the fact that when the barrel is knocked down and the staves laid out flat the ends of the staves are separated. The adjustment of the linksupon the staves which would be possible by the construction used for the central hoops would not be sufficient to allow for the adjustment necessary for the end hoops.

For convenience in tighteningthe hoops the heads of the bolts are slotted, so that they may be engaged by a screw-driver. They may also be made of square or hexagonal shape, so that they may be engaged by a wrench, if desired.

When it is desired to return the barrel constructedin accordance with my invention, the hoops are loosened by withdrawing the bolts 0, and the staves may then be laid out flat and the heads removed. 13y this means a number of barrels may be placed in the, space which would otherwise be required for one barrel and freight charges for the same would be correspondingly reduced.

The result of this barrel would be to cause being adapted to receive a tightening-bolt, the barrels to be returned in many cases certain links having longitudinal flanges on where they are not now returned, and would their inner edges, and pins secured to the thus result in a'fewer number of barrels bestaves and entering the slot between the 5 ing needed. flanges, the pins having heads extending over I 5 Having thus fully described my invention, the flanges, substantially as described. I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters PIIILIS MAYOTTE. Patent \Vitnesses:

A knockdown barrel having hoops each JOHN CUMMISKEY,

10 formed as a chain, the end links of the chain CHAUNCEY W. YOCKEY 

